— To let more people learn about traditional culture.

— So amazing.

— Yes, I'd love to.

— Congratulations!

— I'd love to, but I'm afraid I'm not available. I have a class.

— Indeed. Living and working in Shenzhen is more pleasant now.

— Great! I haven't seen my teachers and classmates for months. I am dying to see them again.

— That's why he looks so strong.

— I am sorry to hear that, I hope everything will get better soon.

— My parents also tell me to do so.

— Yes, she sets us a good example. Hard work always __________________.

— ______________. It also protects their eyes.

    "Do I really want to go through with this?" Have you ever asked yourself that1? Sometimes in life, there are moments when you2if you will be able to handle the responsibilities ahead of you.

    For me, these3come daily, whether it's taking a test or working. But one Saturday afternoon, my family and I were driving around when my dad pulled into a small mall. Little did I realize, we were going to a pet store where a new member would be4to our family.

    As my dad parked our car, I figured we would just take a5look and then leave. After a while, my dad called us over. He was standing next to my mom, looking at several cats.

    I began to think," Are we6a cat?

    My dad asked," So guys, you like any of these?"

    My brother said" Yes!" before I could even open my mouth.

    When I pictured feeding the cat, cleaning it and giving it water, all of these responsibilities felt heavy to me. Would I be able to handle it?7, I would have to live a more adult-like8if I got a cat.

    Later on, after agreeing that we should get a cat, I thought about this new phase of my life. I realized that the9I make can affect my future.

    Looking back, I find that I have been able to deal with the responsibility of owning a cat. Some tasks may be10, but that doesn't mean they can't be accomplished. You simply need to do your best in order to push past them.

There are some tips for teenagers.

    Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, "The British are the only people who like to be told how bad things are." This is definitely true of British comedy. Most people think humor is about happy things, but for the British, the opposite is true. We love to use our cruel sense of humor to complain and be negative.

    British comedy, for example, draws a fine line between comedy and tragedy. BBC's The Office is a TV show, famous for its dry humor. The main character, David Brent, is a foolish man, and the show's comedy comes from his delusions. For example, he often tells himself that he is loved by everyone but the viewer can see that everyone hates him.

    Stupid characters for the audience to laugh at are an old tradition in Britain. In Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio is an old man whom people play tricks on. The audience will laugh away, although the reality is that this man is a truly tragic individual (个体).

    This side of British humor is reflected (反映) in friendships as well. At university, my friends and I would always laugh at one another. I had an American friend who actually found this sarcasm (挖苦) quite upsetting. She didn't realize that in Britain, the better friends you are with someone, the more you laugh at them.

    This approach - laughing at everything - may sound rather depressing, but our strange humor played a big part in British history. In World War II, along with a stiff upper lip (坚定沉着), the British got through it by laughing. What else was there to do?

    There is a saying in English: "Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone." If you are ever on the receiving end of British sarcasm, you may feel like crying, but it's best to just laugh it off!

    Open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered (递送) to your home - this is how many people eat in China these days. According to the latest data from the China Internet Network Information Center, 421 million Chinese people use online food delivery services. That's equal to half of the total number of internet users in China.

    Which group of people is ordering food online the most? Unsurprisingly, it's mainly young people. A recent report that was jointly (联合) published by the China Hospitality Association and Meituan, a food delivery service, showed that 86.3 percent of the service' s users are between 20 and 34 years old. These people, who are more likely to live in small families, are the major force driving the development of the food delivery industry (行业)。

    Small families depend greatly on food delivery services. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Chinese families have changed in size over the past decade. In 2002, only 7.7 percent of families were single-person households. But this number increased to 15.6 percent in 2017. The percentage of two-person families rose from 18.4 in 2002 to 27.2 in 2017. For small families, cooking is relatively (相对) more time and resource-consuming (耗时耗材)，so ordering food online has become more popular.

    The improvement of China's food delivery services has also attracted more customers. According to Meituan's report, the average time it takes to make a food delivery dropped from 38 minutes in 2016 to 29 minutes in 2019. Many delivery platforms are also offering more services, delivering products such as fruit, vegetables, medicine and flowers. As its services continue to improve, it's likely that the food delivery industry will keep growing.

    If you have ever talked to doctors in the hospitals, you may find that many of them are quite serious and speak in a range of terms that may be difficult to understand. But Zhang Wenhong, the leader of the Shanghai team of experts in the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia, is one of the exceptions. He caught the public's attention for his recent frank and funny speech.

    Zhang's words first went viral (走红) on the Internet after he said in late January that he had dispatched (派遣) doctors and nurses who are members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to frontline hospitals to treat coronavirus cases.

    "When becoming CPC members, we vowed (发誓) that we would always prioritize (优先考虑) people's interests ... in the face of difficulties," Zhang said. "This is the moment we live up to the pledge (誓言). All CPC members must rush to the frontline. No bargaining."

    Such a hardcore declaration of his attitude won widespread applause among internet users.

    One month later, when Zhang advised local residents (居民) to reduce the risk of spreading the virus by staying at home, he said in Shanghai dialect: "If you don't stop seeing friends, you will see them again in the ICU."

    Though chased by the media, Zhang described himself as a medical worker who must speak out now, but will return to keeping a low profile after the outbreak ends.

    "I spoke because of the fear among the public, owing to limited knowledge of the contagion (传染病)," said Zhang on Feb 26."However, once the curtain of this coronavirus incident falls, it may be hard to find me. I'll just hide myself in a corner, studying complicated patient cases and doing some reading, silently."

    With the spread of the novel coronavirus, people from all around the world have come together to think of new and creative ways to fight back against the pandemic. Let's take a look at some of these cool designs picked out by the Guardian.

    A high-tech helmet has taken the world by storm. Created by a Chinese tech firm, the helmet features an infrared (红外线的) temperature scanner, a camera, facial recognition technology and a visor (面罩) with augmented-reality capabilities (增强现实功能). Not only can this helmet discover people with fevers up to five meters away, but it can also show the person's name and medical history, and send this information to nearby hospitals.

    "Do less harm, use your arm!" is the slogan of another design. To help stop the spread of germs (细菌), Materialise, a Belgian 3D printing company, designed a unique attachment (附加装置) to make door handles hands- free. People can use their arms or elbows to open the door instead of using their hands. "Door handles are said to be among the most contagious (传染的) places in a building," Materialise CEO Fried Vancraen commented.

    Drones (无人机) have also become huge helpers during these difficult times. They are controlled either by remote control or systems from the ground. In countries like China, France and the UK, drones have been used to complete a variety of tasks to keep the public safe. For example, drones have been used to discover fevers, deliver supplies, disinfect (消毒) public areas and make sure citizens follow lockdown orders.

    These are just a few of the ways that creative ideas have been brought to life to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Which one is your favorite?

    Many of us have our own ways to make us feel better. This is referred to as "self-care". One of the most popular self-care        (activity) in China is "healing travel". More Chinese tourists are going on meditation (冥想) or yoga retreats (瑜伽会所) in places like Japan, Bali and India. By        (take) these trips, people can learn more about local culture and the way people in these countries live. Without a tour guide or        (detail) plan, they allow their bodies and minds        (relax) as they forget about daily stresses and noisy surroundings back home.

    Having        pet can also help to improve our mental health. Research has shown that pets and humans can heal each other. Strong human-to-animal bonds make both pets and their owners happier and        (healthy). Chinese dog and cat owners        (spend) over 5,000 yuan on each pet on average in 2018.

    More people are seeking out self-care activities simply        they can finally afford to.        fewer financial worries, they can slow down and take a closer look at        (they) own inner worlds.

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3）参考词汇: infectious disease(传染病) timely treatment(及时治疗)

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